Convicted drivers face death penalty in Zamfara

Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has said he will initiate an executive bill for the enactment of death penalty for any reckless driver who kills anyone.

Matawalle stated this in a statement issued by Yusuf Idris, his director-general of media, in Gusau, on Sunday.

The governor was speaking when he led the management team of BUA Group on a condolence visit to the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, over the death of 15 persons in a road crash last Wednesday.

“Any reckless driver that causes the death of people in the state would be compelled by law to pay compensation for the live lost before he faces the death sentence,” he said.